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Tips for Italy
Contents:
Tips for
the Traveler
Visas
Health Risks
Time
Electricity, Weights
and Measures
At a Glance...
Capital
City People
Language
Religion Government
Helpful Tidbits...
Links... |
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Tips
for the Traveler |
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Visas : |
A valid passport is
required for stays of up to three months. |
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Health
risks: |
There are no high risks in
going to visit Italy |
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Time: |
Italy is in the central
European time zone—1 hour ahead of Greenwich mean
time. That means Italy operates on the same time as
Munich, Madrid, and Paris. Italy is 6 hours ahead of Montreal and New York, 9 hours behind Sydney, and 8
hours behind Tokyo. Daylight saving time is in effect
from late March to late September, during which time the
clocks are advanced 1 hour. |
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Electricity: |
Italian electrical current
is 220 volts, 50 Hz. Plugs are Continental-style, with
two round pins. |
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Weights
& Measures: |
The metric system is
standard throughout the country. |
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Tourism: |
Pisa
Naturally, any first-time visitor must run to see its
legendary Leaning Tower, venerable Duomo, baptistery, and
exquisite Gothic church by Nicola Pisano. You can take in
a lot very quickly here, because the main sights are
highly concentrated in one central area. |
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At
a Glance... |
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Capital
city:: |
Rome |
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People: |
94% Italian; 6% other,
including Sardinians and Rhaetians |
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Language: |
Italian |
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Religion: |
84% Roman Catholic; 16%
other, including Jewish, Muslim, and Protestant |
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Government: |
A parliamentary republic |
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Helpful Tidbits... |
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Population |
57,910,000 |
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Tipping |
A
10 to 15 percent service charge is usually added to
restaurant bills, but waiters expect an additional L1,000
tip per person. Taxi drivers should be tipped based on
quality of service—usually 8–10 percent or L2,000.
Tip hotel staff L1,000–2,000 depending on the
standard of hotel. |
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Links |
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Welcome to Italy - Travel & Tourism |
Travel
tips |
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HOW
TO GO TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE |
Visiting churches in Italy |
